[ That's interesting. It's bothered her, he knows. The infection. Geralt is...more accustomed to this shit. Plagues have come and gone, and the truth is, Heartwood isn't anywhere near as devastating as what he's seen ravage villages on the Continent. But the deliberateness casts the disease in a new light.
And Thorne in a poor one. To say the least. Not that Cadens is better. He's seen what's lurked in their deserts.
His gaze cuts to Istredd, a sharpness to the curve of his brows. Yes. John. Who had been no doubt considering how to break the news when Geralt read it anyhow. He had hoped, perhaps, that the city guard would not be called on like the army, but there is no telling. Not anymore. And that aside, he knows John has no desire to serve Thorne. It would be different if this was something John wanted, but it isn't.
If anything, John has said he feels he has no choice. ]
Is he the only one of you who serves in the guard?
[ John has never mentioned anyone else—but Geralt has not thought to ask. Now he finds himself wanting to know. ]
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[ That's interesting. It's bothered her, he knows. The infection. Geralt is...more accustomed to this shit. Plagues have come and gone, and the truth is, Heartwood isn't anywhere near as devastating as what he's seen ravage villages on the Continent. But the deliberateness casts the disease in a new light.
And Thorne in a poor one. To say the least. Not that Cadens is better. He's seen what's lurked in their deserts.
His gaze cuts to Istredd, a sharpness to the curve of his brows. Yes. John. Who had been no doubt considering how to break the news when Geralt read it anyhow. He had hoped, perhaps, that the city guard would not be called on like the army, but there is no telling. Not anymore. And that aside, he knows John has no desire to serve Thorne. It would be different if this was something John wanted, but it isn't.
If anything, John has said he feels he has no choice. ]
Is he the only one of you who serves in the guard?
[ John has never mentioned anyone else—but Geralt has not thought to ask. Now he finds himself wanting to know. ]